Suffixes

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suffixes

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Prefixes & Suffixes

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Secondary I

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English Language Arts

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What Is a Suffix?

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what-is-a-suffix

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A suffix is a letter or group of letters placed at the end of a root word to form a derived word (a similar word with a different meaning).

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Suffix Uses

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suffix-uses

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Conjugate Verbs

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conjugate-verbs

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Verbs do not always have the same ending. They are conjugated according to the tense and person.
Add suffixes to verbs to form conjugations.

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Suffixes Used With the Simple Present

Add suffixes to verbs when conjugating them in the third person singular of the simple present.

Suffixes	Used with	In context
-s	he she it a singular noun	Carmen pets her goats everyday.
-es	he she it a singular noun	She watches them on her security camera.
-ies	he she it a singular noun	Carmen cries when she watches animal documentaries.

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Suffixes Used With the Simple Past

Add -d,-ed or -ied to regular verbs when conjugating them in the simple past tense.

Suffixes	Used with	Examples
-d	verbs ending in -e	Carmen liked her dinner.
-ed	regular verbs not ending in -e or -y	She fainted when she saw the ghost.
-ied	verbs ending in -y by changing the last letter for an -i.	She cried when she saw it.

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Suffixes Used With Participles

Add the following suffixes to regular verbs to create participles.

Suffixes	Used with	Examples
-ed	past participle	All goats have been checked by the vet.
-ing	present participle	She has been gardening a lot lately.

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Suffixes Used With Continuous Tenses

Add the following suffixes to verbs to create continuous tenses.

Suffixes	Used with	Examples
-ing	present continuous	Carmen is training the goats.
-ing	past continuous	Carmen was eating dinner when she saw the ghost.

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Pluralize Nouns

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pluralize-nouns

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Add -s or -es to nouns to form plural nouns.

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Show Possession

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show-possession

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Add the suffix -’s to nouns to show that something belongs to//is part of someone or something.

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Create Ordinal Numbers

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create-ordinal-numbers

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Add suffixes to numbers to create ordinal numbers.

Suffixes	Used with…	In context
-st	1 (first)	Butter came in 1st place.
-nd	2 (second)	Gerald came in 2nd.
-rd	3 (third)	Gourmet was 3rd at the finish line.
-th	4+ (fourth +)	Somebody else’s goat came in 4th.

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Form Nouns

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form-nouns

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Forming a New Noun With a Noun

Add the following suffixes to nouns to form new nouns.

Suffixes	Root noun	New noun in context
-ship	friend	Carmen and her goats have a valuable friendship.
-hood	child	Carmen and her sister had a wonderful childhood.
-cy	infant	But Carmen was often sick during her infancy.

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Forming a Noun With an Adjective

Add the following suffixes to adjectives to form nouns.

Suffixes	Adjective	New noun in context
-ity	absurd	The absurdity of the situation made Carmen laugh.
-ness	red	The redness of her face got her sister laughing too.

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Create Reflective Pronouns

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create-reflective-pronouns

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Add the suffix -self or -selves to pronouns to create reflexive pronouns.

Suffixes	Used with…	In context
-self	singular subjects (my, your, her, him, it)	Carmen takes care of the goats by herself.
-selves	plural subjects (our, your, them)	She found them on the side of the road, all by themselves.

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Create Comparative/Superlative Adjectives

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create-comparative-superlative-adjectives

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Add the following suffixes to adjectives to create comparative/superlative adjectives.

Root words	Suffixes	Used at the end of…	In context
happy	-ier	comparative adjectives	This goat seems happier than that one.
big	-er	comparative adjectives	The goats are bigger than the last time I saw them.
pretty	-iest	superlative adjectives	This is the prettiest goat I’ve ever seen.
gentle	-est	superlative adjectives	These are the gentlest goats I’ve ever seen.

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Create Adjectives

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create-adjectives

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Add the following suffixes to nouns or verbs to create adjectives.

Suffixes	Root words	In context
-able	remark	Carmen is a remarkable woman.
-ist	tour	She once hosted a tourist for a month.
-al	fiction	She often falls in love with fictional characters.
-ent	differ	Her lifestyle is different from what she imagined for herself.
-ive	protect	She is very protective of her goats.
-en	wood	She built a wooden barn for them.
-ful	cheer	People describe Carmen as cheerful.
-less	fear	She is also fearless.
-ic	hero	She loves performing heroic actions.
-ous	danger	Her heroism can sometimes be dangerous.

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Fainted goat making a woman laugh heartily.

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Adding the suffix -ally to the adjective dramatic changes it to an adverb. Adding the suffix -ily to the noun heart changes it to an adverb.

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Create Adverbs

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create-adverbs

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Add -ly, -ily or -ally to adjectives or nouns to change them into adverbs.

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Adding ’s to the noun simplifies the sentence. Without it, the sentence would have to be: She accidentally stepped on the leg of Butter.

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Forming a Noun With a Verb

Add the following suffixes to verbs to change them into nouns.

Suffixes	Verb	In context
-tion	hibernate	Goats do not go into hibernation.
-ation	memorize	Carmen takes notes to help with memorization.
-ant	assist	She does not need an assistant.
-ence	differ	When she rescued her goats, Carmen knew she would make a difference in their lives.
-ance	perform	Last night, Carmen’s sister’s performance during her show was amazing.
-ment	replace	One of the dancers was sick. Her sister had to find a replacement.
-age	marry	Carmen once refused to give her hand in marriage.
-ery	fool	She thought getting married this young was foolery.
-r	bake	Carmen’s mother is a baker.
-er	work	She is a hard worker.
-ism	critic	But she has difficulty with criticism.
-ry	bake	She owns a bakery.
-or	inherit	Carmen will be the inheritor.

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Suffixes—Exercise

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suffixes-exercise

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Suffixes—Exercise

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